frugal
FROO-guladjMeaning careful not to waste money, food or other things; thrifty
Memory hook FRUGAL LOU saves it all. Nana Lou saves every coin, even the one she found under the sofa cushion, and patches her coat instead of buying a new one; she is frugal.
Our frugal grandmother saves twist ties, rubber bands and every jar that still has a lid.
In context Though the family had plenty of money, they stayed frugal: they mended old clothes, grew their own beans and rarely ate at restaurants.
Similar thrifty, economical, sparing, prudent
Opposite extravagant, wasteful, lavish
From Latin frugalis, “thrifty, simple,” from frux (fruit, the produce of the land).